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Tooth extraction and bone graph on tooth #31

kurtjewelAug 4, 2017
I had an infected tooth 31, removed Tuesday morning. Pain wasn't awful I have been taking Ibuprofen for it. Though, the pain seems worse today (4). I can tell the swelling is finally down. I'm still on antibiotics - though the surgeon told me to take 1000 mg a day compared to the 2000 my primary dentist had me on. He recommended a bone graph, so I had that done. I can feel the stitches are there. The pain now is going up my jaw. I called, they wrote me a pain script. Could it be something more?

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Dr. Juan C. Arroyo, DMD
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Answered on Aug 24, 2017
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Dr. Kourosh Maddahi, DDS
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